Dealmaker Insights

With the recent explosion of antitrust developments in the United States, members of our Corporate and Antitrust & Competition teams have come together to produce a three-part series that discusses the practical impact of these developments for our clients. In this episode, Reed Smith partners Anatoliy Rozental and Chris Brennan discuss new U.S. merger guidelines.

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In our latest Private Equity Spotlight series, Brian Murchie, senior client development advisor at Reed Smith, is joined by Rush Harvey, Director, Private Capital Advisory at Raymond James, to discuss the unique perspective Rush and his team bring to the market, and the state of the fundraising and secondary markets.

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With the recent explosion of antitrust developments in the United States, members of our Corporate and Antitrust & Competition teams have come together to produce a three-part series that discusses the impact of these developments for our clients. In this first episode, Anatoliy Rozental, a private equity partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group, is joined by Michelle Mantine, chair of our global Antitrust & Competition team, to talk about recent developments at the intersection of private equity and antitrust law.

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In the first of our Private Equity Spotlight series, Brian Murchie, senior client development advisor at Reed Smith, welcomes Chris Baddon, a principal and the head of business development at Pacific Avenue Capital, to discuss trends in the private equity industry in 2023 and what to look forward to this year.

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Partner LiLing Poh and associate Aimee Khuong discuss best practices for early-stage companies in maintaining legal housekeeping to better prepare them for future rounds of financings; the overall diligence process and what companies and investors should expect; issues that typically arise during the diligence process based on our experience representing both company-side and investor-side; and next steps to keep in mind once a term sheet is finalized.

Natasha Tardif, Michaela Westrup, Marjorie Holmes, and Lucile Chneiweiss discuss some of the key similarities and differences between foreign direct investment regimes in France, Germany, and the UK.

Considering investing or participating in cryptocurrency transactions? These transactions may be subject to tax! Associates Justin Hunter and Rishi Jain discuss recent tax developments in the cryptocurrency space and how the absence of guidance leads to more questions than answers.

Partner Adela Mues and associate Marie Borye, both from our Dubai office, discuss setting up business in UAE and practical terms and issues that should be considered.

Considering a merger, an acquisition, a takeover, or a joint venture? If so, be mindful of antitrust and merger control pitfalls. EU competition attorneys Natasha Tardif and Lucile Chneiweiss are here to help you close the deal and leave the competition issues behind.

Adela Mues and Tufayel Hussain discuss the meanings and implications of some of the main terms used in early-stage investment documentation.